301. Editorial Note

302. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, NEA/NE Files: Lot 65 D 5, Israel, 1962. U.S. Milit. Asst.—Gen. 2-As. Secret. Drafted by Strong.

303. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.87/6–2062. Secret. Drafted by Grant, Strong, and Thacher on June 18.

304. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/6–2162. Confidential. Drafted by Thacher and cleared by Talbot.

305. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iraq

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 787.00/6–2262. Confidential. Drafted by Dinsmore (NEA/NE), cleared by Strong, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Ankara, Damascus, London, Paris, Tehran, Tabriz, and USUN.

306. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert W. Komer. Secret.

307. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 888.10/6–2462. Confidential.

308. Letter From Prime Minister Ben Gurion to President Kennedy

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.84A/6–2462. Secret; Personal. Attached to a June 27 memorandum from Brubeck to Bundy that reads: “The enclosed letter from Israel Prime Minister Ben-Gurion to the President, dated June 24, 1962, was delivered to Assistant Secretary Talbot at noon on June 27. The text of the Prime Minister’s letter conforms in most respects to what had been anticipated. In the second paragraph on page one, however, it lays unexpected stress on direct negotiations between the Arab States and Israel. Additionally, it includes in the final two pages a broad argument for more sympathetic United States consideration of Israel’s military requirements.”

309. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86B/6–2562. Secret. Drafted by Barrow (NEA/NE) and Talbot and cleared by Herz (AF).

310. Memorandum From the President’s Military Aide (Clifton) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Country Series, Saudi Arabia, 6/7/62–6/30/62. No classification marking.

311. Memorandum From Harold H. Saunders of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Country Series, Saudi Arabia, 6/7/62–6/30/62. Secret.

312. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 811.0086B/6–2962. Confidential. Drafted by Dickman and Strong on June 25.

313. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 486.1112/6–2962. Official Use Only. Drafted by Strong on June 28 and concurred in by Dutton (H). None of the tabs are attached to the source text.

314. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.80/6–3062. Secret. Drafted by Strong and Thacher and cleared by Talbot, Cleveland, and Sisco. Hewitt (L) cleared Part III. Transmitted to Bundy (NSC) on June 30 under cover of a memorandum from Brubeck that reads: “The enclosed memorandum is the revision due July 1 of the preliminary report forwarded on May 29 [see footnote 2, Document 280] in response to Mr. Feldman’s request on behalf of the President for a recapitulation of United States courses of action aimed at (1) lessening tension in the Near East, (2) eliminating barriers to travel by American citizens in the area, and (3) alleviating the impact of the Arab boycott on American businessmen.”